Alzee
Williams scored 14 points and Tony Mitchell had 12 points and nine
rebounds for the Mean Green (3-4), who shot just 31 percent (18 for 58)
in the second half.

Roger Franklin of North Texas
tied the game at 43-43 with a layup at 15:01, and the Mean Green did
not make another field goal for six minutes. In that span, UTA went on a
13-7 run and led by 12 points, 66-54, with 4:01 remaining.

Mitchell's layup with two minutes left was North Texas' only field goal in the final eight minutes.